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China’s coal consumption keeps plummeting for the 3rd straight year
China's coal consumption plummeted for the third consecutive year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the world's biggest carbon emitter struggles to cut its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
read more... 02/03/2017
Poland: Rival coal mines firms PGG and KHW close to merger
Trade unions at Poland’s coal producer Katowicki Holding Węglowy (KHW) approved on Wednesday the merger with its biggest rival Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG).
read more... 02/03/2017
German KfW agrees on 45 mln euros loan for Serbian power plant clean-up project
Germany's development bank KfW will lend 45 million euros to Serbian state-run power distributor Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) for a project to modernise the ash handling system at the country's largest coal-fired power plant complex.
read more... 01/03/2017
Engie hopes to lure global offers for Australian coal-fired power plant
France's Engie SA, trying to sell a coal-fired power station in Australia that could fetch $1 billion, estimates to attract more interest from international companies than local purchasers, its Asia Pacific manager declared.
read more... 27/02/2017
Dong targets to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2023
Dong is already the world’s largest offshore wind farm company, constructing over a quarter of the capacity installed worldwide. It intends to offload its operations concentrated on oil exploration and production later this year, after pulling off one of the biggest stock market listings in 2016.
read more... 06/02/2017